Section 70 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (determination of applications for planning permission: general considerations) is amended as follows.
In subsection (2) (local planning authority to have regard to material considerations in dealing with applications) for the words from "to the provisions" to the end substitute
After subsection (2) insert—
After subsection (3) insert—
The amendments made by this section do not alter—
whether under subsection (2) of section 70 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 regard is to be had to any particular consideration, or
the weight to be given to any consideration to which regard is had under that subsection.